Al-Qalam 68:17
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The Owners of the Garden
إِنَّا بَلَوۡنَٰهُمۡ كَمَا بَلَوۡنَآ أَصۡحَٰبَ ٱلۡجَنَّةِ إِذۡ أَقۡسَمُواْ لَيَصۡرِمُنَّهَا مُصۡبِحِينَ ١٧
Lo! We have tried them as We tried the owners of the garden when they vowed that they would pluck its fruit next morning.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
We have tested them as We tested the owners of the garden.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, those who relied on their wealth and sons were put to a test; that wealth and those children became a trial and affliction for them.
Reflect
See your wealth and family as a test.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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